Beates apologizes for troubling Hodgdon. Would have waited on him, but she is unacquainted with Hodgdon. Needs to obtain substance for self and family; does not want to take any measures without his approbation. Refers to taking advice from Mr Davis. Notes in postscript that she has not heard of the author of her difficulties since she had the pleasure of seeing Hodgdon.

Even though he had agreed to do so, Mr. Swanwick is not able to let Hodgdon have the building they had discussed earlier. Since he plans to sell the building, he does not want to engage it for any period longer than three months. He does want to accommodate Hodgdon on some other ground if Hodgdon cannot do better with another property,.

Enclosed are two drafts for five hundred dollars each drawn by Isaac Craig on Hodgdon. They were sent to Trenton for acceptance with the understanding that Hodgdon had relocated there. Montgomery & Newbold await Hodgdon's check.

Colesworthy reports arriving at his native Boston. He finds his connections and friends in good health. He wishes joy at the arrival of Captain Hodgdon in Philadelphia. Mentions that a poor woman wants to be paid for boarding Captain Phelan. There are other demands against Phelan.

Banker Mifflin notes that Hodgdon's bank book shows that Hodgdon is overdrawn by the sum of $790.52, the greater part of which has been to his debit since the first of January. Since there is a note of Hodgdon's for one thousand dollars laying over since that day, Mifflin wants him to have the overage posted by 11am.

Having looked over the debates in Congress the previous day as detailed in Hodgdon's paper, Hodgdon was surprised to find a statement by Mr. Steele that Mr. Hodgdon complained of not being present at the committee session. Yet he had been written to and the committee had received letters from him relative to the circumstances discussed in the debate.